bsmphilly.com Topics: christine m. tartaglionehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/christine-m-tartaglione/?utm_medium=RSS2014-11-25T19:50:14+00:00Around town: November 26, 20142014-11-25T19:50:14+00:00Northeast Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/nov/25/around-town-november-26-2014/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>They&rsquo;re off at St. Anselm&rsquo;s</strong></p> <p>Division 17 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians is sponsoring a &ldquo;Night at the Races&rdquo; at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29, at St. Anselm&rsquo;s Church, 12670 Dunks Ferry Road.&nbsp;</p> <p>There will be horse racing, poker and wheels. $20 admission includes beer, soda and food. ...Kitchen closes Lawndale office2014-07-30T17:35:30+00:00Northeast Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jul/30/kitchen-closes-lawndale-office/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Due to redistricting, state Sen. Shirley Kitchen has had to close her satellite office in Lawndale.</p> <p>Kitchen, a Democrat, said her office at 6418 Rising Sun Ave. had to close after the redrawing of legislative boundaries took Lawndale, Crescentville, Summerdale and Fox Chase out of her 3rd Senatorial District.</p> <p>&ldquo;It ...Neighborhood news in brief for the week of March 19 2014-03-18T19:25:37+00:00Carolan DiFiorehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/mar/18/neighborhood-news-brief-week-mar-19/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>Senate democrats unveil pension reform proposal</strong></p> <p>Senate democrats presented a three-point pension reform proposal last week.</p> <p>The proposal would refinance $9 billion of the State Employees&rsquo; Retirement System and the Public School Employees&rsquo; Retirement System&rsquo;s almost $50 billion in underfunding, according to a press release.</p> <p>It would also reform the ...Letters to the Editor: December 25, 20132013-12-23T18:49:16+00:00Times Readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/dec/23/letters-editor-december-25-2013/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>The right to choose&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>The desire for choice seems to be in America&rsquo;s DNA.&nbsp;</p> <p>As a people, we demand a cornucopia of choices in virtually every aspect of our lives. We demand everything from 31 flavors to 800 channels. We go to The Cheesecake Factory to choose between 300 menu ...Giving from one neighborhood to another2013-08-28T16:01:54+00:00Mikala Jamisonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/aug/28/giving-one-neighborhood-another22/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><b>The Portside Arts Center in Port Richmond&nbsp;</b>recently received a $500 donation from Northern Liberties&rsquo; Hyperion Bank for the center&rsquo;s summer arts camp experience.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Summer Arts Camp provides an eight-week daily arts program for neighborhood kids,&nbsp;80 percent of whom have limited financial resources.&nbsp;</p> <p>Hyperion also donated to State Senator Christine ...